Upper Otter Creek

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Record: 18 Segment ID: M30- Stream Name: Upper Otter Creek

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Channel Bed and Planform Changes
5.1	Bar Types
	Mid Bar	0
	Point Bar	0
	Side Bar	0
	Diagonal Bar	0
	Delta Bar	1
	Island Bar	2
5.2	Migration Features
	Flood Chutes	4
	Neck Cutoffs	0
	Channel Avulsions	0
	Braiding	1
5.3	Steep Riffles and Head Cuts
	Steep Riffles	0
	Head Cuts	0
	Tributary Rejuvenation	No
5.4	Stream Ford or Animal Crossing	No
5.5	Channel Alterations
	Straightening	Straightening
	Straightening Length	697 ft.
	Dredging	None

Comments:
A C4 channel through a narrow and semi-confined valley with a natural bedrock grade control section in the middle. Bank armoring and straightening have impacted much of the reach. The reach begins to look like an E channel as the slope flattens near the end of the reach and the valley walls widen. Note: Unconsolidated silt in bed and banks.